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Penetrating
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
📖 Definitions of "Penetrating"
verb
- 1
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
"Light penetrates darkness."
- 2
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
"I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric."
- 3
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
"to penetrate one's heart with pity"
- 4
To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
adjective
- 1
Able to pierce or penetrate
"The skunk produces a penetrating odor."
- 2
Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
"His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind."
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